Rarely do I indulge my self in purely vegan dishes. But, I am an omnivore and I’m always willing to try new things. Right before LA paused dine in service this week I was able to enjoy some dine in deliciousness at one of my favorite establishments. Behold the Vegan Soba. I felt light, refreshed, …
I usually get out once a week for ramen. But, with the recent stay at home orders across the nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic it’s been impossible to get out like I used to. Over the last couple of months I’ve only ordered out from a handful of shops to try and satisfy my …
Venice Ramen is one of the few places that prepares everything from scratch. Daily fresh soup, noodles, chashu, and gyoza. They are consistently delivering amazing ramen. When people ask me for recommendations this is one of the places that I short list for folks visiting. On this particular visit I tried the Chuka Soba. I …
Sankouka started in the early 80’s with their shio ramen. The owner is once quoted in the beginning as saying “I’m going to make delicious ramen”. And to this day, you can tell they put love and respect into their ramen. This early attitude can be attributed to their ramen dominance. Santouka has locations all …
This was the first ramen shop to receive a coveteted Michelin star. Ever since then, the shop gets alot of attention. They only serve a limited number of bowls during the day. If you want to eat during the day you need to arrive at the shop between 7am and 8am to provide a deposit …
This place is located in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. It’s tucked away in a strip mall. You can tell that it’s been there for a while because when you walk in it has an older/dank feeling to it. Don’t let that scare you though. Their signature bowl is delicious. On the web @ https://www.menohusa.com This …
Konjiki is doing something that I haven’t had in a bowl of ramen before. They are preparing their pork topping sous vide style. If you are unfamiliar with this method, check out this primer. I was really looking forward to trying this place because I wanted to try their clam shio ramen. Shio broths are …
I ordered the Kyouka ramen with regular richness and mild spice level. The broth was rich and flavor full. The Anchovy Shoyu ramen broth was bitter, as expected with anchovies in the broth. Both bowls of ramen had noodles that were flat and chewy. They won’t make adjustments to the noodles. I’m not used to …
I was craving a bowl of miso this weekend and figured I would check this place out. It’s located near several other quality shops that I’ve written about here and here. This miso was great. It was a bit sweeter than I’m used to. I think that’s from the all vegan broth that would be …
There are limited parking spots and several other busy establishments that share those limit spots. The other shops in this plaza are a pizza joint, bar, Manpuku, liquor store, Yaki Tori izakaya, and an ice cream shop. At peak times, parking could be a pain. The ramen menu Their history The Chasu Ramen, with that …